Job summary
Are you a Registered Mental health nurse who is interested in Psychiatric Liaison Services? Can you remain calm and provide a voice of reassurance and support in an often high pressured environment? An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, motivated, and experienced Clinical nurse Specialist to apply for a post within the urgent care pathway, based at Birmingham Children's Hospital.
The clinical nurse specialist will be skilled in carrying out specialist assessments of young people with complex mental health presentations and provide formulation and recommendations for therapeutic interventions including risk management. They will also have the opportunity to be involved in service development, audit, research and quality improvement projects.The role requires a highly skilled nurse who has exceptional skills in clinical assessment, multidisciplinary working, and devising robust risk management plans.
The aim of this pathway is to provide timely initial mental health assessment, screening and consultation with colleagues in an acute hospital setting. The role requires you to be able identify ongoing needs to support recovery and enable young people to achieve and enjoy independent and safe living in the community.
Main duties of the job
- The post holder will be a member of the Multi-disciplinary Team and will carry continuing responsibility for the assessment, treatment and management of a complex patients. Where appropriate, they will be required to liaise with other internal and external agencies including the hubs, early intervention, inpatient, probation, police and specialist services, as well as the Mental Health Liaison Teams and the home treatment team across Providers.
- Linking with the Families of the referred young people as included in the assessment and on-going management of the cases. This will include the use of a range of approaches e.g. psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive and psychopharmological, as appropriate, within the overall framework of the multi- disciplinary team.
- Close working with colleagues in acute hospital settings to support the safe management of young people with complex emotional or mental health needs, ensuring that any comorbid physical health needs are managed concurrently and effectively.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 years experience
- Current professional qualification (RMN, Mental health Nursing)
- Willingnessto undertake furthertraining as required.
Desirable
- Management Training
- Degree in relevant subject
- Post registration training in a treatment modality to diploma/degree standard as a minimum such as CBT.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in mental health.
- Experience of inpatient work with adolescents or young adults
- Experience of Mental Health work in the community with adults or adolescents.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Previous experience with urgent/ crisis care Experience of research.
- Experience of working in a home treatment team, day hospital or outreach service.
- Experience of leading and managing a team.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- 5 years experience
- Current professional qualification (RMN, Mental health Nursing)
- Willingnessto undertake furthertraining as required.
Desirable
- Management Training
- Degree in relevant subject
- Post registration training in a treatment modality to diploma/degree standard as a minimum such as CBT.
Experience
Essential
- Previous experience in mental health.
- Experience of inpatient work with adolescents or young adults
- Experience of Mental Health work in the community with adults or adolescents.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Previous experience with urgent/ crisis care Experience of research.
- Experience of working in a home treatment team, day hospital or outreach service.
- Experience of leading and managing a team.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steel house Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
Employer's website
https://bwc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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